David Joel Platt passed away on June 23rd. David was born on July 17th, 1951, at George Washington Hospital in Washington D.C. to Daniel and Ruth Platt.

David grew up in Arlington and Alexandria Virginia respectively. He spent much of his youth at the Shirlington Delicatessen, which his parents owned, and which he and family remember fondly. Following several...

Kassandra Lanier Tucker of Arlington, Virginia, passed away suddenly on April 11, 2020, following several years of ill health. She was 60 years old. Kassandra was originally from San Antonio, Texas, and was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David G. Foss, also of San Antonio. She was preceded in death by her older sister, Linda Foss...

Rebecca Fairfax Welch May 15, 1920 – June 3, 2020

Rebecca “Becky” Welch was a native of Alexandria, Virginia who graduated from George Washington High School in 1939. She was employed at Eastern Area Headquarters of the American Red Cross for 38 years, during which time she worked for several regional and assistant regional managers and as a chapter correspondent....

On June 9, 2020, Lewis Aaron McDaniel, loving father of three, passed away at the age of 82 in Arlington, Virginia. Lewis was born on May 8, 1938 in Tulia, Texas to Stella Mae “Lucy” Hancock and William Pitts “Billy” McDaniel. He attended Amherst High School in Amherst, Texas, where he met and married his sweetheart, Olevia “Gene” Brecheen.

Lewis...

Robert Alexander Lasken (1943 – 2020)

Robert (Bob) Alexander Lasken of Clifton, Virginia, passed away on May 4, 2020. He was 76 years old at the time of his death. Bob was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Francine Sobel Lasken, his children Rachelle (Noah Kaufman) and Jonathan (Diana Wielocha), his...

Douglas Layne Buckles, of Lebanon, Virginia, died peacefully at his nursing home in Alexandria, VA and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the age of 85. Doug was born to parents, Emmett Buckles and Alma Kiser Buckles on August 21, 1934 in Hansonville, Virginia. After attending Lebanon High School, he attended Hampden-Sydney College. He...

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Leslie Hyland, loving mother of two children and dedicated public servant, passed away on April 19, 2020 at the age of 62 after a seven month battle with glioblastoma. Leslie had an incredible career of public service. She began as a local employee of the US Embassy in Guatemala and after immigrating to the United States she rose to take...

John Grey, Jr. 80, son of the late Marion and John Grey, Sr. and his beloved Aunt Alma Silliman. He was born August 11, 1939 in Monroe, Louisiana. He entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center. He proudly served his country in the United States Army after graduating high school and three years...

Lelah “Ann” Young (born Ware) died peacefully in Alexandria, VA, on April 24, 2020. She was born August 30, 1939, in Sweetser, Indiana.

Predeceased by her daughter, Christine Elizabeth Herrman, in 2002, Ann is survived by her husband, Robert “Bob” Young; children Michael Young and Brian Young; grandchildren Elizabeth Ann Garrison, Gabriella Young-Smith, Isabelle Young-Smith, Calvin Hurlock, and Nathan Hurlock;...